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Gray stone relief of the Buddha's death: a reclining robed figure on a bed surrounded by grieving mourners and attendants in carved niches.

The Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana)

A carved gray schist relief shows a reclining figure draped in a long robe on a raised bed, surrounded by mourners. Seated figures in the foreground grieve, while haloed and turbaned attendants and small figures crowd the upper register under a carved canopy of foliage.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 3rd century
Medium
Schist
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3791 × 3792 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 305).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015

Español: La muerte de Buda (Parinirvana), relieve de Gandhara

Un relieve de esquisto gris tallado muestra una figura reclinada con una larga túnica sobre un lecho elevado, rodeada de dolientes. En primer plano, figuras sentadas expresan duelo, mientras que asistentes con halos y turbantes llenan la parte superior bajo un dosel de follaje tallado.

Português: A morte do Buda (Parinirvana), relevo de Gandhara

Um relevo de xisto cinzento esculpido mostra uma figura reclinada, envolta em um longo manto, sobre um leito elevado, cercada por enlutados. Em primeiro plano, figuras sentadas expressam luto, enquanto auxiliares com auréolas e turbantes ocupam a parte superior sob um dossel de folhagem esculpida.

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